Tobias Oliver

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Tobias Oliver
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Oliver in 2019
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Position Cornerback
Personal information
Born (1999-06-22) June 22, 1999 (age 26)
Warner Robins, Georgia, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Northside
(Warner Robins, Georgia)
College Georgia Tech (2017–2021)

Tobias Oliver (born June 22, 1999) is an American former football cornerback. He played college football at Georgia Tech. [1]

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Early life

Oliver attended Northside High School. He was a three year starter and team captain. He played football and basketball. [2] Oliver was rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com. [3] [1] He helped lead his team to a state championship as a sophomore in 2014 and an appearance in the state semifinals as a senior in 2016. [1] Oliver amassed 3,785 passing yards and 3,218 rushing yards during his time at Northside. [1] [4] While at Northside, he was rivals with Jake Fromm, who played at Houston County High School. [5] [6]

College career

He began his college career as a quarterback.

During his redshirt freshman season in 2018, Oliver appeared in 12 games. On October 25 at Virginia Tech, Oliver started his first game in a 49–28 victory for Georgia Tech. [7] [8] Oliver's next start was on August 29 against No. 1 Clemson. [9] [10]

In 2019, he switched to wide receiver, and in 2020, switched again to cornerback.

In December 2021, he announced he would enter the 2022 NFL draft. [11]

Professional career

In May 2022, he was invited to minicamp with the New York Giants. [12]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tobias Oliver". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. June 19, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  2. ↑ "2019 Georgia Tech Football Information Guide". Issuu. July 18, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Tobias Oliver, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Dual-Threat Quarterback". 247Sports. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  4. ↑ Sugiura, Ken. "To Tobias Oliver's high-school coach, Thursday looked familiar". ajc. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ Sudge, Brandon (December 12, 2016). "Northside's Oliver looks ahead to career at Georgia Tech". Macon.
  6. ↑ "Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate: Jake Fromm and Tobias Oliver rivalry in high school". WMAZ. November 21, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  7. ↑ Wood, Norm (October 26, 2018). "Georgia Tech mauls Hokies on the ground, cruises to 49-28 win". dailypress.com. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Virginia Tech Hokies Live Score and Stats - October 25, 2018 Gametracker". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  9. ↑ Schwartz, Matt (September 4, 2019). "Player Focus: Tobias Oliver - Week 1". From The Rumble Seat. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Clemson vs. Georgia Tech score: No. 1 Tigers make statement in trouncing Yellow Jackets in opener". CBSSports.com. August 30, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  11. ↑ Sugiura, Ken. "Georgia Tech's Tobias Oliver will forgo final season to enter NFL draft". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution– via AJC.com.
  12. ↑ Sugiura, Ken. "Tobias Oliver, Bruce Jordan-Swilling receive minicamp invitations". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution– via AJC.com.
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